Begha is a village in Dentam mandal, Gyalshing district, Sikkim. It has a population of 1,786 across 359 households, with a literacy rate of 66.7%. The village has one shop and is located at PIN 737113.
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LGD code
261030
Pincode
737113
Post office
Pelling
Population
1,786
Households
359
Literacy rate
66.7%
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,063
Distance to district centre
9 km
Distance to Gangtok
49 km
Distance to Kolkata
522 km
Nearest railway station
Darjeeling · 28 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
50 Bedded Ayush Hospital · 13 km
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Begha താരതമ്യം
By population, Begha ranks #7 of 24 villages in Dentam mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.7%
−0.1% vs mandal average
Begha
66.7%
Dentam mandal
66.8%
Gyalshing district
68.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
998
+72 vs mandal average
Begha
998
Dentam mandal
926
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
Begha
5.0
Dentam mandal
5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
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Begha ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Begha Sikkimയിലെ Gyalshing ജില്ല, Dentam ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 1,786 പേർ 359 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Dentam ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 24 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 7-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 67%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 67% നു തുല്യം ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 998 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് Gyalshing ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 9 കി.മീ, Darjeeling റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 28 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 737113, Pelling പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 261030. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി 50 Bedded Ayush Hospital, 13 കി.മീ അകലെ. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 2,106, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5
Population, education, health & sanitation
India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Gyalshing district level
Then & Now
Begha — Census 2011 to projected 2026
Population · 2011
1,786
Census 2011 baseline
+17.9%
Population · 2026
2,106
RGI / state CAGR projection
Households · 2011
359
Census 2011 baseline
+17.8%
Households · 2026
423
RGI / state CAGR projection
2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.
Census 2011
Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level
Population
1,786Census 2011
Households
359Census 2011
Literacy rate
66.7%Census 2011
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000♂Census 2011
2026 estimate
Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate
Est. population
2,1062026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households
4232026 projection
Active job cards
—MGNREGA · district
HHs worked (FY)
—MGNREGA · district
State electorate
4,60,497ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
National Family Health Survey · district overlay
Sex ratio @ birth
—NFHS-5 district
Female literacy
—NFHS-5 district
Electricity
—NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation
—NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated
—NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women)
—NFHS-5 district
Post-2011 updates
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
Tap water at homedistrict level
88.5%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Gyalshing district
Rural houses builtdistrict level
1,390PMAY-G · 1,390 of 1,399 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Gyalshing district
Toilets builtdistrict level
1,527Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Gyalshing district
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Begha doesn't have its own precise centroid yet, so these places are nearby in the Dentam mandal — sorted by distance from the village's approximate centre. Claim the village to add precise locations.
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